President: Tony Tan Prime minister: Lee Hsien Loong
President: Marcus Stephen
Population
5,353,494
9,378
Life Expectancy
83.750 years
65.700 years
Capital City
Singapore
Largest city
Singapore (population: 3,547,810)
(population: )
Human Development Index
0.918
0
GDP per capita
$60,500 US
Literacy Rate
92.5%
%
Corruption Perception Index
9.2
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
24.5%
0%
Wealthiest Citizens
Ng Teng Fong & family ($5.5bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
2.000%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished in practice
Political System
parliamentary republic
republic
Independence date
9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)
Religions
Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)
Nauru Congregational 35.4%, Roman Catholic 33.2%, Nauru Independent Church 10.4%, other 14.1%, none 4.5%, unspecified 2.4% (2002 census)
Languages
Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census)
Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
Exports
machinery and equipment (including electronics), consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, mineral fuels
External Debt
$23,580,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
Singapore dollars (SGD) per US dollar - 1.415 (2008 est.), 1.507 (2007), 1.5889 (2006), 1.6644 (2005), 1.6902 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
4.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
1
0
Location
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
Area
697 km sq
21 km sq
Coastline
193 km
30 km
Climate
tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon (December to March) and Southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms
tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)
